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Texas Instruments Foundation inducts 10 teachers into its STEM Academy
Awards recognize outstanding local educators innovative teaching of science, technology, engineering and math
The Texas Instruments (TI) Foundation presented awards today to 10 outstanding teachers from the Dallas, Plano and Richardson independent school districts (ISD) and inducted them into its Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Academy as fellows.
The TI Foundation established the Innovations in STEM Awards in 2006 to recognize instructors who consistently demonstrate quality instruction, enhance student achievement and increase interest in junior high and high school classrooms. As STEM fellows, the teachers participate in a unique professional development program at TI that provides an up-close look at the future of technology, exposure to senior technology leaders, and the opportunity to share their ideas about quality STEM education with peers. The award recipients each receive $10,000, of which $5,000 is directly awarded to the teacher. The other $5,000 is to be used at the teachers discretion for professional development or instructional technology.
The TI Foundation committed $310,000 over three years to the program, now in its second year. The grants are awarded through the Richardson ISD Tomorrow Foundation, the Plano ISD Education Foundation and the Dallas Education Foundation. These organizations will begin reviewing teachers applications for next years awards this fall.
The future competitiveness of our regions workforce depends on the development of critical science, technology, engineering and math skills, said TI Foundation Chair Sam Self. Quality, innovative teaching is needed to increase the number of students who are math and science capable. The TI Foundation is committed to supporting educational excellence, and we are proud to recognize these educators achievements.
Principals nominated teachers for the STEM awards based on criteria, such as demonstrating and documenting teaching effectiveness, establishing classroom innovation, participating in education activities outside of the classroom, encouraging curiosity and generating excitement in STEM subjects among students.
The 10 award recipients are:
* Kimberly Clark Ferguson, Irma Lerma Rangel Young Womens Leadership School, Dallas ISD. Ferguson teaches seventh-grade pre-Advanced Placement (AP®) and considers it a privilege to be able to break down negative stereotypes that assume girls cant do science. She plays an active role on her campus by serving as a member of the Campus Instructional Leadership Team, science department chair, new-teacher mentor and science fair coordinator.
* Sarah Rebecca Becky Jackson, Bowman Middle School, Plano ISD. Jackson teaches regular and honors eighth-grade math. She trains new math teachers on the Connected Math Project - a structured teaching strategy where students take ownership of their learning and understand the why behind math concepts, not just how to use math.
* Rebecca McGowan Jensen, Ph.D., Yvonne A. Ewell School for the Talented and Gifted, Dallas ISD. Jensen teaches AP statistics, AP physics C: mechanics and AP physics C: electricity and magnetism for 11th and 12th grades. She helped initiate the Statistics AP program in Dallas ISD and wrote the original proposal to the TI Foundation to direct the Physics Fellowship for Women, a two-week summer camp designed to prepare female Dallas ISD students to enter their first physics class.
* Deborah Johnston, Schimelpfenig Middle School, Plano ISD. Johnston teaches regular and honors science. She serves as the Science Department Chair, contributes in curriculum writing for the district, conducts staff development for science and sponsors students in science fairs. Each year, Johnston has students that qualify for the State Science and Engineering Fair.
* Karrie Kellerman, Apollo Junior High, Richardson ISD. Kellerman teaches seventh-grade pre-AP and block mathematics. An example of Kellermans classroom effectiveness was her block mathematics course (students who have not yet passed the state exam) where student performance at the last benchmark test, exceeded the performance of the entire district.
* Loucia Mavrokordatos, Hillcrest High School, Dallas ISD. Mavrokordatos teaches AP calculus. She incorporates creativity in her classroom in unique ways, such as assigning a story problem in which a murder has been committed to teach Newtons Law of Cooling. Students integrate the formula to find the exact time of the murder and to identify the killer. In her four years of teaching AP calculus BC, her students have received a 100 percent passing rate on the AP exam.
* Cris Munoz, Moises E. Molina High School, Dallas ISD. Munoz teaches engineering graphics, architectural graphics, construction systems, research, design and development and animation for ninth through 12th grades. He incorporated his love of architecture, design and engineering into the classroom by creating the Molina Design Academy, a coherent sequence of courses for students to become successful in the field. Many of Munozs students will be first-generation high school graduates. When a student completes his program, they could have earned five hours of college credit and two different certifications.
* Mary Rivers, W.T. White High School, Dallas ISD. Rivers teaches ninth-grade integrated physics and chemistry and biology. She has served as the Science Bowl team sponsor, a member of the Science Fair committee and consistently demonstrates a high level of engagement with students through a variety of tactics that help her students understand the subject matter.
* Comfort Ugwuh, Yvonne A. Ewell, School and Business and Management, Dallas ISD. Ugwuh teaches CISCO internetworking I and II, webmaster and IT essentials for 10th, 11th and 12th grades. She sponsors the Technology Outreach Program (TOPs) where students refurbish computers for the district. Her students are often hired by TOPs during the summer to work, reinforcing and extending their classroom learning.
* Carol Wingard, George Bannerman Dealey Montessori Vanguard and International Academy, Dallas ISD. Wingard teaches eighth-grade mathematics and algebra I. She makes math fun and physical by dressing up to illustrate a concept and by having students wear badges that display the formula they are learning. She also employs interesting methods to highlight mathematics in the students environment by having them measure steps around the school to understand slope.
These honorees will join the 10 inductees from 2007 who have used their professional development and educational technology funds for statewide, national and international conferences for themselves and faculty colleagues. They also used the grants to procure a variety of classroom tools to enhance student learning such as document cameras, projectors and electronic whiteboards.
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Candlelight march in Guwahati over recent violence against tribalsNovember 28th, 2007 - 1:59 pm ICT by admin
Guwahati, Nov 28 (ANI): Protestors here staged a candlelight march on Tuesday evening against the attack on tribals demonstrators during a rally here on Saturday.
Condemning the incident, a protester said that violence was not a part of Assamese culture.
"All people of Assam have condemned it (the violence) vehemently. We think that those miscreants, who have done this, had an ulterior motive. They did that thing which is not a part of Assamese culture," said Dilip Patgiri, a protester.
A fierce violence broke out on Saturday between tribals demanding Scheduled Tribes status and local residents during a protest march organised by the former. The tribals have blamed the police for the incident in which at least 12 were killed.
Meanwhile, Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda has urged the Assam Government to ensure the safety of tribals who had migrated to Assam.
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda said that the Tarun Gogoi Government has no moral right to continue and should quit. He also demanded a judicial probe into the Guwahati incident.
The Asom Gana Parishad, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have also demanded the dismissal of the Congress-led coalition government and a judicial probe.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) too held the Assam Government responsible for Saturdays violence. (ANI)
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5 Mid-Winter EscapesMonday, February 08, 2016
As a kid, I was always jealous of the kids with summer birthdays who got to have a pool party to celebrate every year. Now that I'm older, I would gladly forgo the gifts in lieu of a temperature above 65. Warm weather is most definitely the way to this cold-blooded gal's heart! Plus, having a birthday the day before Valentine's Day, makes a mid-winter escape the perfect way to combine celebrations. A birthday present for me + a Valentine for him = win win. Since it's not really in the budget to skip out of the country this winter, I've done a little research to find the warmest places in the U.S. this time of the year. Here are my Top 5 picks!
Miami holds the title of the warmest U.S. city in February with average highs of 78 daily. Sounds downright dreamy to me. Plus, it's about the closest thing to the Caribbean with its clear blue water and white sand beaches, but without the expensive out-of-country price tag. We spent a few days in Miami a couple years ago and I've been dying to get back ever since. The bright colors of 1818 Meridian House are calling my name. Check out that sweet courtyard!
Key West, Florida
Key West has all the warm temperatures and sunshine that Miami has to offer, but with a much more laid-back vibe. This is a spot in Florida that I've always wanted to see. It seems like it has such a small island feel to it. Bingeing on Bloodline last winter didn't help either. :) I recently stumbled across the Instagram feed of The Gates Hotel and can't get that dreamy atmosphere out of my mind.
Death Valley National Park, California
While I would be content to lay under a palm tree all day, Death Valley National Park is definitely more my husband's speed. There are so many sites to see there! I'm really intrigued by the sand dunes (think of all the cool pictures you could take there!), but I know Mark would love the Furnace Creek area. There would be no lack of adventure in this place.
New Orleans, Louisiana
It's not quite as warm as the beach, but with average February temperatures in the 60's, it's still a great city to explore during the winter. I think my sister and I have talked about a trip to New Orleans almost every year and we've still yet to make it happen. One of these days!
Bonus: The Amalfi Coast, Italy
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Warren Ellis Exposes 'Scars' at Avatar
How much of a monster do you have to become to catch one?
Warren Ellis faces the terror of that question in Scars, a major new six issue mini-series launching this fall from Avatar Press. Art on the series is provided by acclaimed Ellis collaborator Jacen Burrows (Dark Blue, Bad World), and Avatar will preview the saga in a 75 cent sampler in May.
"Scars is my first major attempt at producing a straight police story — as straight as I can tell it, anyway," says Warren Ellis. "The one thing that stays with me from my conversations with police officers is that the job is scary, scarier than most people ever find out, and that the job marks you. Marks everybody. Sanitised crime fiction desentitises the reader to the extreme emotional reaction engendered by proximity to the result of violent crime. This is a story about the scars of a policeman, and about how terrifying the things that people do to other people really are."
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Warren Ellis' Scars Sampler retails for 75 cents and is scheduled for release in May from Avatar Press. The Scars series features art by Jacen Burrows. For more information check out www.avatarpress.com.
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Below is a full listing of each course provided during the 2018 Winter Training Session with a brief description.
Courses descriptions for all classes being held at the upcoming academy can be found below. They describe the basic class and include the pre-requisite requirements.
FEMA ALL HAZARDS Courses
L-952: NIMS All-Hazards Public Information Officer (PIO)
This course meets the training requirements for a PIO Type 2. Topics include information organization & assignment, developing a communications strategy, information operations, creating a safe environment, effective media relations, incident within an incident, community relations analysis, documentation, demobilization, & transitioning.
L-958: NIMS All-Hazards Operations Section Chief (OSC)
This course is designed to provide a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Operations Section Chief on AHIMT. Responsibilities include: response to the incident, command needs of the incident, effectively fulfilling the position & responsibilities.
L-964: NIMS All-Hazards Situation Unit Leader (SITL)
As of 10/1/13, NWCG recognizes FEMA L964 as an equivalent to NWCG S-346 course. This course prepares students to accomplish the duties & responsibilities of a SITL. Topics include: how to activate, set up, organize, manage & demobilize a situation unit. Also covers technology used for maps, ICS-209, & other reports that the Situation Unit produces.
L-970: NIMS All-Hazards Supply Unit Leader (SPUL)
The course provides a realistic, hands on approach to mastering the skills of a SPUL. Attendees identify information required for ordering, completion of required forms & documentation, anticipation of ordering and supply needs for the incident along with mobilization, setting up and managing the Supply Unit, and demobilization.
L-975: All-Hazards Finance/Administration Unit Leader (FAUL)
As of 10/1/13, NWCG recognizes the FEMA L975 as an equivalent to the NWCG S-360 course. This course is designed to introduce students to the knowledge & skills necessary to perform the tasks of FAUL: time UL (TIME), compensation/claims UL (COMP), procurement UL (PROC), and cost UL (COST). It provides cross training for all the FAUL positions. Students don't need to repeat the course to become qualified in other FAUL positions, but must complete the appropriate position taskbook.
Skill Specific Courses
233: Fireline Paramedic:
This course will cover necessary information for EMT's & Paramedics to function as a Single Resource on Wildland Fires. The class will review the typical emergencies, equipment needs, interface with the MEDL, emergency evacuations, wildland safety considerations, navigation and responsibilities. Prerequisites: Current EMT or paramedic certification.
CCBB/RXB3: Certified Burner / Introduction to Agency Burn Boss (RXB3) Low Complexity Prescribed Fire Leadership:
This course provides introductory training in the planning, design & implementation of low complexity "pile" burning projects. Topics include a review of basic fire behavior, project design, smoke management, legal liability, implementation techniques & the development of site specific burn plans with risk management & project complexity. Upon successful completion of this course, private landowners can initiate the task book certification process through the CO Div. Fire Prevention & Control as a Certified Burner Level B. Local, county, state and federal agency attendees are encouraged to initiate Burn Boss Type 3 Task Book. Prerequisites: Private landowners: none. Agency attendees: qualified FFT1 or ICT5 and S-290. Important Note: Private entities without any prior fire experience and/ or training must attend all three days. Agency attendees meeting the prerequisites will start the class on day 2.
LI: Legal Issues in Emergency Management
This course introduces a range of legal issues that impact emergency management from planning to public assistance reimbursement. Overview of the emergency planning and response environment including: regulations on hazardous materials, transportation, fire and building codes. Review of legal significance and implications of guidance documents such as "whole of community planning", CPG 101 and DOJ guidance on sheltering and evacuation. This will include a review of relevant judicial cases and DOJ litigation. Explore liability and immunity as they apply to government employees and volunteers during planning, training, exercises and response. The impacts of civil rights and Americans with Disability Act on emergency planning versus emergency response operations. The application of these planning and response principles to other preparedness planning arenas, such as the EPA guidance on school siting and hazardous materials routing. Prerequisites: none.
This course exposes a user to the basic application functions of each e-Isuite module: Resources, Cost, Time, and the Incident Action Plan. These application modules are used within the Plans and Finance sections of an IMT as well as home units. Functional knowledge of the application is required to accomplish the responsibilities within those sections. Objective: to prepare students to work on an IMT in one or more of the following positions: SCKN, RESL, DMOB, PTRC, EQTR, COST, or COMP.
NFPA1041: Fire & Emergency Services Instructor 1
This course provides new, current fire & emergency services instructors basic knowledge & methodologies for training preparation & delivery. Students receive detailed performance test information for evaluation; as well as performance standards. NWCG has approved this course as an equivalency for M-410, Facilitative Instructor. Pre-Requisites: All applicants must submit on Department letterhead a letter endorsing the applicant holds a minimum of three (3) years' experience from one of the following; Fire service; emergency medical; emergency response or; wildland fire service. Prerequisites: once approved by the CDFPC; a copy of the IFSTA's, Fire & Emergency Services Instructor (8th addition) book with directions will be mailed for the pre-reading. Note: Colorado applicants only!
This course prepares students to perform in the role of a Ordering Manager or Receiving Distribution Manager at all levels of Incident Management Teams including All Hazards IMT3. This 8-hour course instructs you how to establish and manage the ORDM/RCDM functions to effectively order and organize personnel, supplies and equipment needed on an incident. Key components include the coordination required between the incident and the ordering point, organization of ordering process and distribution process from mobilization to demobilization. Prerequisites: ICS-100, ICS-200 and ICS-700.
SQL: Structured Query Language for e-ISuite Reporting
This hands-on course covers the e-ISuite Custom Report module in depth and provides a basic understanding of SQL. Students will be able to create their own custom reports by writing and understanding SQL commands along with better utilization of the Advanced Designer report function. Time will also be spent using the Report Designer to write and create reports as needed on incidents. Prerequisites: good computer skills using Windows and completion of N9062 e-ISuite.
TIMS: National Traffic Incident Management Responder Program
This course is being offered as a part of the Federal Highway Administration's National TIM Responder Program for law enforcement, fire, EMS and all-hazard/wildfire personnel. The one-day course focuses on responder safety through training for a planned and coordinated multi-disciplinary process to detect, respond to and clear traffic incidents. Effective TIM has been shown to increase the safety of incident responders by minimizing their exposure to risk of serious injury and even death. Students will receive a FHWA completion certificate and CO POST credit is pending.
WFAP: Wildland Fire Assessment Program
The course will teach you how to work-side-by-side with homeowners to identify threats around their property that may be susceptible to wildfires. WFAP is a joint effort between the National Volunteer Fire Council & the U.S. Forest Service to prepare fire departments or other interested personnel with the necessary information, skills, and resources to conduct home safety assessments and provide residents with recommendations as to how to make their homes more fire adapted. This train-the-trainer program offers training and resources to teach department personnel on how to perform a home assessment including checklists and marketing tools for public promotion. Objectives include: Understanding the Problem; Identifying the Zones; Evaluating a Home; Learning Your Available Resources. Prerequisites: none.
NWCG Courses
D-110: Expanded Dispatch Recorder (EDRC) with Intro to ROSS
This course is an overview of the expanded dispatch organization. Topics included: resource ordering & statusing systems (ROSS) process, along with established dispatch ordering channels, resource order & forms. Finally, the importance of communication & working relationships is addressed. Prerequisites: None.
ICS-300: Intermediate ICS: ICS for Supervisors & Expanding Incidents
This course is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently using the Incident Command System (ICS) in supervisory roles on expanding or Type 3 incidents. Topics include: ICS fundamentals review, incident/event assessment and agency guidance in establishing incident objectives, Unified Command, incident resources management, planning process, demobilization and incident transfer of command or close out. This course is NIMS compliant. Qualifies for CO Post Credit!
Prerequisites: ICS-200.
ICS-400: Advanced ICS: ICS for Command & General Staff & Complex Incidents
This course directs the student towards an operational understanding of large single-agency and complex multiagency/multi-jurisdictional incident responses. Topics include fundamentals review for command and general staff, major and/or complex incident/event management, area command, and multi-agency coordination. Interchangeable with G400 and H467, they are all NIMS compliant. Qualifies for CO Post Credit!
Prerequisites: ICS-300.
L-280: Followership to Leadership
This training course is designed as a self-assessment opportunity for individuals preparing to step into a leadership role. The course combines one day of classroom instruction followed by a second day in the field with students working through a series of problem solving events in small teams (Field Leadership Assessment Course). Topic areas include: Leadership values & principles; transition challenges for new leaders; situational leadership; team cohesion factors; & ethical decision-making.
Prerequisites: Experience on incident assignments in operations or support functions & L-180.
L-381: Incident Leadership
s is a leadership development training recommended for incident response personnel who will function in fireline command roles. This is an exercise/simulation-based training. The intent of this training is to provide future leaders of divisions, groups, and type 3 incidents with the leadership tools to effectively exert command and control over a quickly assembled team in a time constrained and rapidly changing incident environment. Prerequisites: L-180, Qualified as any strike leader, (TFLD), (ICT4), any support unit leader, or supervisory dispatcher..
S-130/190: Firefighting Training & Intro to Wildland Fire Behavior
This introductory course is designed to train entry-level firefighters referred to as a Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2). You will be introduced to & gain knowledge of the basic incident management organization, firefighting techniques, suppression equipment, safety, strategy/tactics along with fire behavior. Field exercises will be performed for valuable hands-on training. Includes L-180.
Prerequisites: None.
S-130/190 (Online): Review & Field Day ONLY!
This two-day class assists those students taking the online S-130/190 course modules with the necessary classroom review & field work to successfully complete the class for NWCG certification.
Pre-requisites: successful completion of online S-130/190 modules with academy instructor.
S-131: Firefighter Type 1 *New curriculum
This course is designed to the meet the needs of an advanced Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1). The course is interactive & contains several tactical decision games designed to facilitate learning the objectives & class discussion. Topics include: fireline reference materials, communications & tactical decision making.
Prerequisites: Qualified as FFT2.
S-200: Initial Attack Incident Commander
The intent of this course is to provide students with the tools & techniques to make the transition from Single Resource Boss to Incident Commander.
Prerequisites: Qualified as any Single Resource Boss (SRB).
S-215: Fire Operations in the Wildland/Urban Interface
Instructional units include firefighter safety in the interface, managing human factors in the interface, pre-incident planning, sizeup & initial strategy, structure triage, structure protection overview, tactics in the interface, tactical operations & resource use in the interface, action assessment, plan update, & after action review.
Prerequisite: Agency personnel - (FFT1) qualified. Structural Fire Department complete Intro to ICS(I-100), (L-180), (S-130/190), and (S-131); or equivalent training.
S-219: Firing Operations
This course introduces the roles and responsibilities of a Firing Boss (FIRB) to qualified FFT2 and FFT1 and outlines duties of other personnel who may engage in a firing operation. The course discusses and illustrates common firing devices and techniques. Although comprehensive in nature, the course work is not a substitute for the dynamic fire environment.
Prerequisites: a minimum of FFT2 qualified and RT-130. Students seeking FIRB certification must successfully complete, ICS-200, S-230, S-290 and RT-130.
S-230: Crew Boss (Single Resource)
This is a classroom course designed to produce student proficiency in the performance of duties associated with the single resource boss position from initial dispatch through demobilization to the home unit. Topics include operational leadership, preparation & mobilization, assignment preparation, risk management, entrapment avoidance, safety & tactics, offline duties, demobilization, & post incident responsibilities.
Prerequisites: S-290 & FFT1 qualified.
S-231: Engine Boss (Single Resource)
This is a skill course designed to produce student proficiency in the performance of the duties associated with engine boss, single resource (ENGB). Topics include engine & crew capabilities & limitations, information sources, fire sizeup considerations, tactics, & wildland/urban interface.
Prerequisites: S-230 & FFT1 qualified.
S-261: Applied Interagency Incident Business Management
This course is designed to provide the prerequisites skills/knowledge necessary to perform the task of the entry-level finance positions for commissary manager, personnel time recorder, equipment time recorder, compensation for injury specialist and claims specialist.
Prerequisites: S-260
S-262: Incident Contract Project Inspector
The course will prepare students to represent the Contracting Officer Rep (COR/COTR) to secure compliance with the terms and conditions of the contract and notify the contractor of deviations from the contract requirements. Provide subject matter expertise in the field to the incident supervisor of contracted equipment to ensure contract requirements are met. Consult with the COR/COTR concerning matters which may require contract action. Prerequisites: None.
S-270: Basic Air Operations
This course covers aircraft types & capabilities, aviation management & safety for flying in & working with agency aircraft, tactical & logistical uses of aircraft, & requirements for helicopter take-off & landing areas. Note: The regulations, procedures & policies addressed in this course are primarily those governing federal agency & ICS operations.
Prerequisites: None.
S-290: Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior
This fire behavior course provides students with the knowledge of wildland fuels & fire behavior to make safe & effective fire management decisions on prescribed & wildland fires.
Prerequisites: S-130/190.
S-300: Extended Attack Incident Commander
This course focuses on the lessons of leadership & command as they relate to the ICT3 position. Participative lecture format with multiple tactical decision games for students to practice new knowledge. Topics covered: Foundation Skills, Situational Awareness, Command & Control, Managing the Incident, Transitional Activities, Post-Fire Activities & a Final Simulation with Optional Staff Ride. Prerequisites: Qualified ICT4 & TFLD or Qualified ICT4 & strike team leader & any two single resource boss positions (one must be CRWB or ENGB).
S-330: Task Force/Strike Team Leader
This course meets the training requirements for the positions of Task Force & Strike Team Leader. The course is designed to be interactive with several scenarios & exercises specific to wildland fire suppression.
Prerequisites: Qualified as any Single Resource Boss; completion of pre-course work.
S-339: Division/Group Supervisor
This course prepares students to perform in the role of division/group supervisor. It provides instruction in support of the specific tasks of the DIVS, but will not instruct students in general management/supervision or in the incident command system (ICS), both of which the student should learn through prerequisite work. Topics include division/group management, organizational interaction, division operations, all-hazard operations, & tactical decision games.
Prerequisites: Qualified as a (TFLD) OR qualified as (ICT3) OR qualified as (ICT4) & in any two strike team leader positions (one must be STCR or STEN).
S-357: Food Unit Leader
This course is designed to meet the training needs of a food unit leader (FDUL). Topics include information about the assignment, coordination, general information, safe food handling, national contract administration, alternate feeding methods, and demobilization. A significant portion of this course is devoted to examining the administration of the National Mobile Food Services Contract as it applies to the FDUL. Prerequisites: satisfactory completion of pre-work.
S-359: Medical Unit Leader
This course is designed to provide the skills & knowledge needed to perform in the role of medical unit leader (MEDL). Topics include gathering information, organizing the medical unit, supervising the unit, evaluation, documentation, & demobilization. Prerequisites: Current certification as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or equivalent.
S-390: Introduction to Fire Behavior Calculations
This is a skills course designed to instruct prospective fireline supervisors in wildland fire behavior for effective & safe fire management operations. Prerequisites: S-290 & satisfactory performance as Single Resource Boss.


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A Celebration of Chanukah – The Feast of Dedication: Seventh Night
Living Worship in a Living Temple
The Seventh Night of Chanukah – A New Way to Kindle the Chanukah Lights
Before You Begin…
There are three principal symbols of Chanukah, the Feast of Dedication:
- The people of Israel—a people dedicated to the God of the Bible…
- The Holy Temple of the Bible…
- The Lampstand in the Holy Temple…
What Torah Says – The Lampstand
The Hebrew word for this lampstand is "Menorah." Scriptural history describes this furnishing in the Holy Place of Tabernacle [and later the Temple] as the only source of light for that place. It was made of pure gold and the oil for the lamp was pressed from olives and purified. It took eight days to produce a purified supply of oil for the Menorah in the Holy Place. The sons of Aaron and their descendancy of the priestly tribe had the solemn responsibility of keeping the Lampstand, the Menorah, lit night and day forever. In the Bible, light is the symbol of truth. Without light on the Menorah, the Holy Place would be a place of darkness. In the Bible, darkness was a symbol of being lost or being without the truth…
The history of the Bible tells us that many, many years before, God had made promises to the ancestors of Israel: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The history of the Bible also tells us that even in the Garden of Eden, God had made a promise to Adam and Eve that a miracle baby boy would someday be born (Genesis 3.15). The history of the Bible tells us that this miracle baby boy would come from the people of Israel (2 Samuel 7.12-14; Isaiah 7.14; Micah 5.2) but He would be very, very special…The prophet Isaiah spoke of this child:
The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.
–Isaiah 60.3
At His birth, He would be dedicated for one purpose and one purpose only: to be the only One who could forgive the sins of the entire world for all time and forever crush the power of sin in those who believe in Him. That's a pretty special person. The history of the Bible tells us that He is the same person we remember at Christmas, which means the Feast of the Messiah. The word "messiah" is from the Hebrew word which means "the anointed one": the one who is dedicated to God. Many of us have heard the title "christ" which is from the Greek language meaning the same thing: "the anointed one"—the one who is dedicated to God…
The history of the Bible tells us how Yeshua Himself celebrated Chanukah, The Feast of Dedication, the year before He died. In John 10.22-38, Yeshua tried to explain to the people about being dedicated to the true and living God by using the example of how a shepherd knows his sheep and his sheep know their shepherd. During that explanation, Yeshua told the people plainly that He and the Lord God are one (John 10.30). Just before Chanukah that year, John 9 records that Yeshua had shown His power over light and darkness by giving eyesight to a man blind from birth—a great miracle never before done in Israel. Imagine how happy that man was to see the lights of Chanukah that year! A few months after Chanukah that year, John 11 records that Yeshua showed His power over life and death by giving life back to one of His best friends who had been dead and buried for four whole days—a great miracle never before done in Israel!
1 Corinthians 6.19-20 reminds all who believe in Messiah Yeshua that a great miracle has happened in them. Faith in the Lord Jesus has made them living temples—temples alive with the Holy Spirit: "…Do you not know that your body is the temple of Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have of God, and you are not your own? For you are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's!"
Dedicate Your Feet: How are you using the feet God given you and sanctified for His glory?
The Shepherd's Voice:
- Deuteronomy 6.5
- Psalm 119.1
- Proverbs 4.26-27
- Proverbs 6.16-19
Kindle the Seventh Light:
Say a New Blessing: "Blessed are You, O LORD, our God, King of the universe! Whose feet walk upon the Heaven of heavens. Whose feet have walked among us on the earth. Whose feet obeyed the commands of Joseph and Miriam and were pierced at Moriah's Golgotha for my sin. Who has given me feet to carry me wherever I need to go in my life: to play, to dance in praise before You. I dedicate my feet to You, Lord. Direct the steps of my feet in Your Word; turn my feet to walk in obedience to You. Protect them from running to do what is unclean in Your sight, I pray, in the Name of Yeshua, the Messiah, my Lord and my Light. Amen."
As oil was the precious fuel that kept the Light of Israel burning in the darkness, may the time you spend in the Word of God this season fill you to overflowing with His Oil of Joy to keep your lamp burning brightly in the darkness. And as you give your mind and heart to the Voice of Your Great Shepherd in His Word, may this precious celebration of Yeshua, the Light of the world kindle in your life a new found fire of dedication to your Great Shepherd.
[Excerpts from: A Celebration of Chanukah – The Feast of Dedication: Living Worship in a Living Temple, by Patricia Stachew, copyright 1994; and Chanukah and the Feast of Messiah, by Patricia Stachew, copyright 2003: Stillwaters Publications, Reston, VA. All rights reserved]


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Air. Water. Earth. Fire.
After a long, fullfilled and yet exhausting life, Avatar Korra passed, being succeeded by Sari of the Earth Kingdom, who died early and almost didn't play a role in history.
The current Avatar is Asura of the Fire Nation, who mastered the elements quickly.
Although she thought she would never play an important role in history, she was proven wrong when the black ships arrived. The first one came in peace, but all the following carried a deadly cargo: WAR.
A war even the Avatar and her allies can barely end.
But the question is: Will there still be a world to save?
Previously on Avatar: The War of the Worlds
Johnston and Olizon begin their war against the other Nations, both of them bombing Republic City and later starting an aerial landing there.
Asura, Malu, Zolu and Mike all are woken by the sirenes that signalise the attack. Asura flies off to the Hospital, while Malu chooses to defend her people. Mike is both freed and wounded by a bomb. Meanwhile, Zolu tries to fend the invaders off with the Nemesis, but has to abandon Republic City as resistance becomes futile, for what he becomes "banished from the ship" by the URN's Grand Admiral. Mike manages to save Luo and Asura from their death on his way to the Hospital. There, Kiruya saves his life and heals his wounds. The five of them decide to save Malu and end the war.
The Depot
The sound of their boots entering into and raising from the mud within the tunnel resonated and could be heard kilometres from their origin, or could have been heard if the battle on the surface would not have been that loud. The group of five, two female, three male, all of them at an age around twenty-five, walked on to the sound of rifles being shot, buildings collapsing and artillery laying waste to entire parts of the metropolis above. The five marched through the wide sewers of this city, which, alongside with another network of tunnels, formed another city beneath this one above, a city which stayed safe during the bombardment which had ended for a couple of hours by now. The two of them who were non-benders were armed with their own weapons, a rifle and a sword, both more than two-hundred years old, while the benders were armed with their bending, which was not much of a good in close quarters combat.
"When you said tunnel network, sewers weren't exactly what I imagined... ", Mike complained.
"This ain't sewers, these are a tunnel network, older than one-hundred years. It became flooded because no-", Luo began to explain, before Mike cut him off.
"Don't try to fool me, I know a sewer when I walk in one."
The two wanted to start an argument, but this attempt was stopped when Zolu spoke, "Yes, these are sewers, but this door leads directly to the depot."
He opened it, revealing hundreds of crates, piled and dusty, each of them with a lettering of their contents, one saying Electrified gloves, another one saying Electrified kali sticks.
"So... do we really need to use this Equalist-garbage? I mean... Who knows if this stuff still works?", asked Kiruya, holding one of the gloves, which accidentally answered her question by electroshocking her. Mike, Luo and Zolu barely held their laughter back, while Asura helped her friend up again, looking at and blaming the three guys for the accident, as Kiruya giggled,"Well, I guess I could live with using these gloves..."
Everyone except for Mike got two gloves, one to use now and one in reserve, Mike only took one as he had his two guns. After they had found their way out of the depot, a new maze of tunnels revealed itself in front of them.
"Great. Just great. Why... ? Why can't we go there on the surface, I could snipe the soldiers outta the way...", Mike complained again, obviously annoyed.
Everyone else went off into the tunnel, Mike soon following. They walked for what seemed hours, and where an opening to Yue Bay should have been, a wall of debris formed in front of them.
"What was it again what you offered us, Mike?", Asura asked Mike to guard them outside.
"Grand Admiral Michael Přemysl, at your service!", Mike said, climbing a near ladder up.
A City, ruled by Snipers
The five climbed out of the sewers through the manhole and ran into a near, bombed building to cover themselves. Mike kneeled down and instructed them,"So... My plan is simple. You give me the directions we have to go and I shoot every enemy for you - or better, everyone I can shoot. Well, it's not that simple... In the moment I shoot my rifle, you run the way the soldier was and eliminate every other soldier with... these gloves, bending or, in the case of Zolu, his sword... However, I need to save ammo, so I won't shoot every single soldier, if you know what I mean. Dismiss!"
The others nodded, crawling near the building's wall, while Mike positioned himself near a window in the first floor, aiming his Lee-Enfield at potential targets, shooting one single round before reloading and shooting another one.
"Area secure! Move out!"
He and the other jumped out of the windows and ran forward to the next building, as a rifle round hit the ground right in front of Asura.
"Don't stop running, change your direction every few seconds! DON'T STOP!"
She did as told until they had reached the house wall, where Mike jumped in through a window. A few fighting noises could be heard, but as Mike looked out of the window with a bloody bayonet, signing the four to come in, they were slightly relieved.
"Actually, I could have cleared the way in the sewers, but we were wrong anyway... Also, I don't think you would like an earthbent tunnel more than this...", Luo admitted, taking cover behind a knocked-over desk. Mike looked at him, asking him mimically why he didn't tell them this information earlier, before he rose again and shot a single round.
"Surprisingly easy. Whatever, MOVE ALREADY!"
The New Team Avatar now had to cross a crossroads, a tank coming in from the left. As it shot, Luo shot up an earth wall to detonate its shell too early. The shell was armour-piercing, so the wall was pierced by its explosion, as Asura reinforce it with another one. "We'll hold 'em off, you... RUN!", Asura screamed.
"No you won't! Wait a sec, I'll do it!", Mike shouted, grabbing a smoke and an ordinary HE grenade. He threw the first one and charged through to the tank, where he opened the hatchway and threw the HE grenade in, before he ran off, the shock wave caused by the tank's explosion throwing him right before Asura's feet. As he had stood up, Asura stated,"I think we should head to the shore now. It's north-west from here. There-"
"There we're the most vulnerable. You're right though, but we have to stay in cover, there's a battle going on." As he finished his sentence, the building where they have been before collapsed because of the impact of an artillery shell.
They crossed the road again, as another rifle bullet shot right for Asura, which she evade unknowingly again. They entered another partially destroyed building, as Mike ordered,"You draw his - or her - attention, while I try to annihilate... the sniper."
"You want me to do... WHAT?", Asura screamed, Mike only grinning affirmative in response, "That is right, almighty Avatar."
Asura saw it was futile to start a fight against Mike, and so she did as told. She ran the road up and down as inconspicuous as possible. A single blast was shot, a muzzle lit up in a distance of a few hundred metres and second round was shot, eliminating the source of the first. A few hours and a dozen rounds later, the group of five arrived at the shore of Yue Bay. Warships, Avatar Aang Memorial Island, Air Temple Island and the airplanes and airships patrolling the sky were all clearly visible in the dusk, which was an advantage for those who were about to sneak into the destroyed Air Nomad stronghold that was formed by the bombed structures of Air Temple Island.
The Stronghold
In the middle of the night, a water bubble separated itself from the water of Yue Bay at the shore of Air Temple Island, revealing its contents, which was a group of five. They quickly went to one of the secret entrances of the temple's basement, which were used as defensive posts. The first one of them, wearing a beret, opened it and crawled through as the first, barely making a noise, as did the other four. Every of them drew their weapons as silent as possible, soon being asked by a familiar, injured-sounding voice,"Who dares to break the silence of the night?"
None of them answered, until the man with the beret stepped forward and said,"We do, as Air Nomads never turn away a-"
He was sent flying at a light switch, causing the light to reveal the voice's bearer, as well as the identities of the group of five. Mike, who accidentally had switched on the light, complained,"We get through all of Republic City, fighting dozens of soldiers to rescue you, and how do you thank us? By throwing me against the wall! Malu, seriously, what the hell?"
Malu it was indeed who sent Mike against the wall. She looked terrible, leaning herself on her glider staff, her stomach, her head's right half and her left foot covered in partially bloody dressing material. Everyone was shocked at this sight, Zolu only stating,"Well,... that explains... the injured-sounding voice..."
Now they could also see what the rest of the basement was. People, sleeping between crates, filled with weapons and supplies, such as food and medicines, many of them injured, even the children. This war really was a total one, especially for the Air Nomads of Air Temple Island, whose entire population fought.
"Any... causalities? You know, like... dead?", Mike asked somewhat disgusted at seeing little children heavily injured.
"Yes, six were killed... Each two by bombs and artillery... Each one by bullets and meele attacks... Three were... little... children,... the others weren't older than... fourteen, so... adolescents... ", Malu managed to tell him before the tears that had formed in her eyes rolled down her cheeks. Kiruya already began doing her duty as a doctor, while the other four helped Malu to patrol around in the destroyed facilities. Malu continued as Mike asked for further information,"The attacks began, like in the rest of Republic City, with the bombing. Soon, we had to fend paratroopers off, when one of these... shot one of the children... However,... later, the artillery of the Fire Nation bombed us as well. Soon, because of the importance of our island, troops began to land. We fended them off completely, throwing them away, back into the water, unlike the beginning of the Hundred Year War... That's pretty much everything."
"Did you also... like,... how should I say it.. kill someone?"
"Killing is, if necessary, allowed. We have to defend our home, ourselves! We are NOT weak!"
At dawn, most of the Air Nomads awoke and fastly armed themselves to fend off new attack waves. The five who had arrived in the nighttime were given hospitality and now drank a bit of tea and ate bread. The Air Nomads always shared whatever they had, even if it was less than their guest's. Mike looked around, stating,"Kiruya's healing seemed really to help these people, but if we really want to help 'em, we've gotta bring them off this isle!"
Malu walked by, having overheared the sentence Mike had said and answered,"We are not going to give up our home. Try-"
"Then you will be slaughtered again. Even if you resist. You guys have to get out of here, compared to what's outside you are weak. The-"
"Okay, call us weak! You are right! Why don't you just slaughter us?!"
"Look, the enemy's got control over the skies, over the sea and over the nearby land. Here, we're on a small isle near the coast. And you are no more than something around... a hundred. It's a proof of your strength that you guys are still alive. Also, you have to think about the future, think about your children! You can't let them die like this! I have a plan how to escape the encirclement!"
Most of the Air Nomads have overheard the conversation despite the deafening sound of the battle outside and now were listening to the Grand Admiral, who spoke, even convincing Malu of his crazy idea,"You will get off this island like we've got on it. A few of you surely can fly off during the night, but underwater, it's unlikely we'll be spotted. Once we're on the other side of Yue Bay, we can use the sewers and tunnel network."
As the sky darkened, the Air Nomads gathered in the basement, waiting for the right moment. A few were taking a dozen of the children to safety with the three left sky bison, red cross-flags on the bison' stomachs, the rest was going to walk underwater.
Notes and Trivia
- This chapter is named after the Battle of Stalingrad, which all of you should now as the turning point in the Second World War, as it too was ruled by Snipers and vastly bombed into ashes. Another reference to this battle will be the last chapters of Book 1.
- The US-soldiers can be imagined as a combination of Stormtroopers from Star Wars, an ordinary Wehrmacht soldier and a member of the SWAT. The Fire Nation soldiers as a combination of, again, Wehrmacht soldiers and Hundred Year War-era FN soldiers.
- Just to note, Mike still is armed with WW2 weapons.
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The greatest barrier to the application of small interfering RNA (siRNA) for cancer therapy is a reliable method for site-specific siRNA delivery to the tumor site. Viral vectors have an unacceptable level of toxicity, and cationic liposomes and polymeric micelles suffer from rapid clearance from circulation and non-specific delivery. Thus, there remains a need for long- circulating non-viral carriers that can deliver siRNA efficiently and specifically to targeted cells. To fulfill these requirements, we propose a neutral ultrasound-triggerable nanoemulsion that can be administered systemically and deliver siRNA in a site-specific manner. The nanoemulsion consists of perfluorocarbon nanodroplets coated with a mixture of cationic lipophilic peptides, helper lipids, and PEGylated lipids and phospholipids. After siRNA complexation, an acetylating agent is added to neutralize the residual surface charge, which minimizes non- specific cellular uptake of the complex. The liquid perfluorocarbon core can be vaporized with focused ultrasound pulses, creating bubbles and releasing the siRNA. Additional acoustic pulses are used to drive cavitation (i.e. bubble oscilations), which temporarily increases the permeability of tumor cell through bubble/cell interactions and facilitates the delivery of siRNA.to cancer cells. Using this innovative approach, we bypass the endocytic pathway, which is the conventional pathway for siRNA to gain access to the cell cytoplasm. Furthermore, siRNA is delivered to cells only within the transducer focal zone, thus addressing the lack of specificity that plagues conventional non-viral siRNA delivery methods. In preliminary studies, we have confirmed that this approach can successfully deliver fluorescently-labeled siRNA to cultured cells, thus becoming the first group to combine pressure-sensitive nanoemulsions and ultrasound for localized siRNA delivery. The proposed delivery scheme has potential to resolve the limitations associated with current siRNA delivery techniques, thus allowing siRNA to reach its full potential as an agent for cancer therapy.
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Use your bibliography of British Film resources to research the following questions:
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- What was the name of the Production Company and Theatrical Distributor? How would you describe the Distribution company? What pattern does this reflect relating to British...
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- Director – Joe Wright (Pride and Prejudice): experience of big budgets, high production values and of the genre Costume Melodrama. Novel written by Ian McKewan (critically successful author)
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In the Department of Arts & Humanities
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- Master of Arts in Art Education (34 Points)
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- Masters of Education in Art and Art Education (60 Points)
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The four master's degree programs in Art and Art Education prepare candidates for teaching, administration and research and for working in related fields such as schools, colleges, museums and community settings. Each degree route is distinctive and serves students with different interests and career paths.
Students entering the MA Init will prepare for initial art teacher certification; students entering the MA will follow individualized paths and projects in art teacher/studio education determined by their own interests and settings; students entering the EdM will prepare for upper levels careers in art education, museum education, administration, and research.
In addition to core courses within each degree route, candidates will take courses from other Departments and Programs within the College as these support the development of their individual career goals.
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Master of Arts in Art and Art Education
Minimum Credit Point Requirement: 34
2 Years Minimum
Degree level: MA
Major code: ARTE
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This program is designed primarily for teachers on sabbatical leave, those returning to teaching after an absence of years, artists working in schools, museum and community educators, and other individuals with art education experience who wish to strengthen their theoretical background and earn graduate credit. This degree responds to a diversity of professional interests and offers considerable flexibility in course structure. Students may complete this program on a full-time or part-time basis. Minimum completion time for full-time students is 2 years. There is a five-year limit for part-time students to complete the MA degree requirements.
In order to receive an MA degree in Art Education, students must complete 34 credit points at Teachers College and a Special Project
Master of Arts in Art and Arts Education with Initial Teacher
Minimum Credit Point Requirement: 40
2 Years Minimum
Degree level: MA
Major code: ARTE-INIT
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This program is designed primarily for individuals with undergraduate or graduate degrees in studio art, art history or museum studies who wish to gain Initial Art Teacher's Certification (PK-12). Work towards certification entails the equivalent of one year and one summer of structured coursework, followed by two terms (Fall and Spring) of a full-time supervised practicum (student teaching). Students may complete the coursework component of this program on a full-time or part-time basis. However, the supervised practicum or student teaching demands one year of full-time commitment, starting in the fall.
In order to receive an MA degree with Initial Teacher Certification, students must complete 40 credit points at Teachers College.
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Major Code: ARTE
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This degree is designed for individuals seeking a high level of specialist achievement in art education. The EdM is also designed for practitioners who wish to acquire more advanced research skills as a basis for future doctoral study. The EdM degree responds to a diversity of professional interests and offers considerable flexibility in course structure. Students may complete this program on a full-time or part-time basis. Students in the EdM Program may choose one of three concentrations: Administrative-Supervisory, Museum Education, and Community Arts. Students may also work with their advisor to devise their own concentration.
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Doctor of Education in Art Education
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The Program leading to the degree of Doctor of Education in Art Education emphasizes the acquisition and integration of a broad array of artistic, intellectual and professional competencies as these contribute to educational practice, instruction, administration, research and scholarship in art education. This specialization offers opportunities to develop critical perspectives for understanding the ends, means and practices of art education across the life span and across diverse cultural environments.
Students undertake advanced research on a variety of topics and are expected to carry out fieldwork in support of their commitments. Students plan their individual courses of study with their advisors.
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The program leading to the degree of Doctor of Education in College Teaching of Art, while emphasizing a broad artistic and scholarly base, requires students to focus more narrowly on one area of interest.
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Students are expected to carry out individual research projects within their own artistic discipline; possibilities exist for internships in college teaching in an array of different settings.
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Old Swan and Minster Mill
"There's no doubting the attractiveness of the setting, on the River Windrush, close to the ruins of Minster Lovell Hall"
Review by Fiona Duncan, published 28th December 2010.
"Well, there are no dolphins here, that's for sure. But we do have otters," said the delightful Jenny, encouragingly.
Dolphins? The reason I've made a beeline for this Cotswold hotel is because it's the sister property to the Cary Arms on the Devon coast, a place I fell in love with. Jenny used to work there and remembered that I'd had the luck to spot dolphins in the bay.
The marvellous Cary Arms is the first; this one, in the Cotswolds, is the second. I'm not entirely sure why they chose it. There's no doubting the attractiveness of the setting, on the River Windrush, close to the ruins of the 15th-century Minster Lovell Hall, nor ye olde pedigree of the Old Swan, a 600-year-old village inn, but the Minster Mill across the road is altogether less alluring: it was a conference and venue centre until de Savary bought it in May, and
it retains something of its earlier incarnation.
Here, the 40 motel-like bedrooms that stretch out behind the old mill have been smartly revamped but the rooms remain tiny, with the narrowest corridor and smallest entrance lobby and doors I've ever come across.
A vet, apparently, originally built the Seventies accommodation block: perhaps he meant it for rabbits. The six river-view rooms are the best, with firepits on their terraces – a nice, typically de Savary touch, like the special meals for dogs and the petting farm for children.
Much better, and more expensive, are the bedrooms in the Swan (though reception, wherever you are staying, is in the Minster Mill, which makes for a confusing start). They've been attractively, if soberly, redecorated, though surely the old regime is responsible for the impossible bath/overhead shower controls which, despite a printed warning, managed to soak not just me but my two friends, Sarah and Lui, as well.
We disappeared into our rooms clothed and dry; and we all emerged into the corridor a few minutes later cursing, laughing and dripping wet.
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There's also a welcoming sitting room for residents: as at the Cary Arms, it's another excellent de Savary touch.
A great deal of thought has gone into both properties. The Cary Arms is special but, despite the expenditure of a million pounds, the Old Swan still feels run of the (Minster) Mill.
- School Hill, Minster Lovell, Witney (01993 774441;www.oldswanandminstermill.com).
- Double rooms from £135 per night, including breakfast. Access difficult for guests with disabilities
The hotel has a very well-described three-mile circular walk that takes in The Lamb (01993 703753; www.thelambcrawley.com) at Crawley, a cosy (big fire) and traditional (flagged stone, polished wood floors and oak beams) pub with first-rate food; the end of the walk also passes the ruins of Minster Lovell Hall (www.english-heritage.org.uk).
Visit The Mason's Arms in South Leigh, near Witney (01993 702485), a great favourite of chef Raymond Blanc, who describes it as his all-time favourite pub, adding that "Gerry, the owner, hates vegetarians, hates children, loves cigars. He's a great host. The menu is very Old French – steak, roast duck, dover sole – and the wine list is excellent. There's no better way to spend a winter Sunday afternoon…"
The hotel plans to build a spa next year; in the meantime there is a gym and one relaxing treatment room where the hotel therapist uses the delicious products from Yon-Ka, luxurious and packed with essential oils. Treat yourself to a Yon-Ka facial after your walk.
The Hotel Guru verdict
Tiny and corporate, or characterful; all attractive and well-equipped
A few glitches but mainly full of warmth and good intentions
The corporate element sits uneasily with the cosy inn
|Food and drink
Dishes excellent, but menu too meaty and beefy for three girls on lifelong diets
|Value for money
Not special enough to justify the rates


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The National Flag of the Philippines is a horizontal flag bicolor with equal bands of royal blue and scarlet red, and with a white equilateral triangle at the hoist; in the center of the triangle is a golden yellow s...un with eight primary rays, which represent the country's first group of provinces that started the 1896 Philippine Revolution against Spain; and at each vertex of the triangle is a five-pointed golden yellow star, each of which represent the country's 3 main regions -Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. This flag can indicate a state of war if it is displayed with the red side on top.
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